1939-12-18 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 18, 1939

TWO GOOD GRICKET MATCHES YESTERDAY

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, Two interesting cricket matches

Hong Kong, batting first, compiled the Hatfield bowled aggressively for the re- were played yesterday. At Kowloon very useful score of 202 to which Brig. Mc-gulars but the remainder of the attack, al-j

Leod, R. S. W. Paterson, R. D. Gillespie, T. though steady, was not very dangerous. Cricket Cluh yeteran members of

E. Pearce and E. J.. R. Mitchell all made The Volunteers appeared to have K.C.C., despite a fine innings by Mr.useful contributions,

the game well in hand when brilliant bowling Justice Lindsell, their captain, were Kowloon were best served by R. E. Lind-by Pte. F. R. Zimmern and Sgt. Winch had beaten by the veterans' of H.K.C.C. by | sell, who, not a considerable number 60 runs, while at Happy Valley, No. 3 years ago. led the K.C.C. 2nd. XI in the (M.G.) Company of the H.K.V.D.C. | League, Capt. W. M. Parsons. Capt. A. H. were held to a draw by the Middlesex Martin and C. F. Green. Regiment, a fine eighth wicket stand by Pte. Cordery and L/Cpl. Williams saving the latter team after they had lost 6 for 66.

The game at Kowloon was featured by

the extraordinary number of batsmen who retired. Whether they did this in order to give later hatsinen chances of performing or whether through sheer exhaustion, is not known, but no fewer than six batsmen re- turned to the pavilion without being

missed!

Prof. F. A. Redmond got among the rab- bits to take 3 for 5 in two overs,

GALLANT STAND

At the Valley the Valunteers batted first on an casy wicket but lost the wickets of Q.M.S, Fincher and Sgt. Zimmern in the

first 15 minutes. L/Cpl. Hung was then joined by Pte. F. R. Zimmern and the roti was effectively stopped.

L/Cpl. Mackay and Lt. Anderson carried on the good work and later Pte. Madar displayed a really fine innings before being

called in when 22.

six Middlesex wickets down for only 08 but Pte. Cordery and L/Cpl. Williams then be- came associated in a stand which realised 62 runs.

Both batted very well Indoad, defend. ing stoutly when the occasion demanded and hitting the loose ones hard. These two stayed together, despite re- peated bowling changes, until Williams was caught in the last over of the match by which time Middlesex were practically safe.

H.K.C.C. WIN

H.K.C.C.-202 (Brig. McLeod 26, R. S. W. Paterson 21, R. D. Gillespie 32, T. E. Pearce 30, E. J. R. Mit-

chell 32, W. Nash 3 for 68, Fraser- 3 for 67).

K.C.C.-142. (Capt. A. H. Martin 17, Capt. W. M. Parsons, 27, R. E. Lindsell 56, C. G. Green 24 not out; Paterson 2 for 15, Redmond B for 5).

NO. 3"(M.G.) HELD

TO DRAW

No. 3 (M. G.).Coy.—182 (L/Cpl. Hung 41, L/Cpl. Mackay 39, Pte. Zim- mern, F.R., 24, Lt. Anderson 21, Pte. Madar 22; Hatfield 3 for 45).

Middlesex. 141 for 9 (L/Cpl. Young 22, Pte. Corderey 38 not out, L/Cpl. Williams 29; Anderson 8 for 28).

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